Senior NTR and evergreen actor Sobhan Babu attained stardom due to their inborn talent and hard work, dedication. However few predicted their stardom on meeting them at the first instance.
Senior journalist, character actor Yechuri Chalapati Rao who starred in more than 1000 films was known to write frank reviews. His reviews whenever they got published in Telugu got translated even in popular magazines like screen.
When NTR, Nageswara Rao, Kanta Rao, Jaggaiah were ruling the industry, Rao wished for young blood and after seeing Sobhan Babu, he predicted him as a future star seeing his principles and dedication. Many times when Sobhan Babu was not allowed entry, he used to take him along with him.
Almost all top stars used to respect him a lot and they included Rajanala, R Nagesawra Rao, Satyanarayana, Krishna, Gummadi, Sarathi. He used to stay in their house.
When Chalapati Rao wrote review praising Krishna's Kurukshetram tearing apart NTR's Dana Veera Soora Karna, NTR got furious. Later NTR himself praised him when he wrote a 6 page article on his birthday. He predicted NTR would become a Minister if he enters politics. NTR used to tell him that he will develop Tirupati if he enters politics.